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Direct linkMorgan, Paul L.; Farkas, George; Cook, Michael; Strassfeld, Natasha M.; Hillemeier, Marianne M.; Pun, Wik Hung; Wang, Yangyang; Schussler, Deborah L. – Exceptional Children, 2018
We conducted a best-evidence synthesis of 22 studies to examine whether systemic bias explained minority disproportionate overrepresentation in special education. Of the total regression model estimates, only 7/168 (4.2%), 14/208 (6.7%), 2/37 (5.4%), and 6/91 (6.6%) indicated statistically significant overrepresentation for Hispanic, Asian, Native…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students, American Indian Students, Disproportionate Representation
Graham, Steve; Collins, Alyson A.; Rigby-Wills, Hope – Exceptional Children, 2017
There is a general consensus that writing is a challenging task for students with learning disabilities (LD). To identify more precisely the extent and depth of the challenges that these students experience with writing, the authors conducted a meta-analysis comparing the writing performance of students with LD to their typically achieving peers.…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Writing (Composition), Meta Analysis, Effect Size
Zirkel, Perry A.; Hetrick, Allyse – Exceptional Children, 2017
To provide a missing piece to the legal foundation of professional development and practice for the individualized education program (IEP) process, the authors report the results of a comprehensive systematic analysis of court decisions specific to IEP-related procedural violations after the 2004 amendments of the Individuals With Disabilities…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Court Litigation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Download full textSinclair, James; Hansen, Sarah G.; Machalicek, Wendy; Knowles, Christen; Hirano, Kara A.; Dolata, Jill K.; Blakely, Allison W.; Seeley, John; Murray, Christopher – Exceptional Children, 2018
Given the continued changes in demographic diversity of students in the United States, it is important to ensure that participants included in special education research reflect the diversity of the classroom. We examined 16 years of intervention research across 12 special education journals to evaluate the extent to which diverse student…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Special Education, Intervention, Sampling
Pyle, Kellina; Fabiano, Gregory A. – Exceptional Children, 2017
The daily report card (DRC) is a commonly employed behavioral intervention for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in schools. Much of the support for the DRC comes from single-case studies, which have traditionally received less attention than group studies. This lack of attention to single-case studies results in an…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Case Studies, Goal Orientation, Student Behavior
Kucharczyk, Suzanne; Reutebuch, Colleen K.; Carter, Erik W.; Hedges, Susan; El Zein, Farah; Fan, Hannah; Gustafson, Jenny R. – Exceptional Children, 2015
The outcomes of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are driving the field to address how secondary education might be optimally designed and delivered. We conducted 28 focus groups across four states to explore the contexts, considerations, and complexities associated with delivering and combining evidence-based interventions to meet the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents, Student Needs
Hardin, Belinda J.; Blanchard, Sheresa Boone; Kemmery, Megan A.; Appenzeller, Margo; Parker, Samuel D. – Exceptional Children, 2014
Families with children who are deaf face many important decisions, especially the mode(s) of communication their children will use. The purpose of this focus group study was to better understand the experiences and recommendations of families who chose American Sign Language (ASL) as their primary mode of communication and to identify strategies…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, American Sign Language, Focus Groups
Rodriguez, Raymond J.; Blatz, Erin T.; Elbaum, Batya – Exceptional Children, 2014
Individual and focus group interviews were conducted with 96 parents of students with disabilities in 18 schools to explore parents' views of schools' efforts to engage them in their child's education. A mixed-methods approach was used to identify and evaluate the relative importance of eight themes related to schools' efforts…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Focus Groups, Interviews, Parents
Carter, Erik W.; Asmus, Jennifer; Moss, Colleen K.; Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Bolt, Dan M.; Born, Tiffany L.; Brock, Matthew E.; Cattey, Gillian N.; Chen, Rui; Cooney, Molly; Fesperman, Ethan; Hochman, Julia M.; Huber, Heartley B.; Lequia, Jenna L.; Lyons, Gregory; Moyseenko, Kerrie A.; Riesch, Lindsay M.; Shalev, Rebecca A.; Vincent, Lori B.; Weir, Katie – Exceptional Children, 2016
Enhancing the social and learning experiences of students with severe disabilities in inclusive classrooms has been a long-standing focus of research, legislative, and advocacy efforts. The authors used a randomized controlled experimental design to examine the efficacy of peer support arrangements to improve academic and social outcomes for 51…
Descriptors: High School Students, Severe Disabilities, Randomized Controlled Trials, Peer Relationship
Kleinert, Harold; Towles-Reeves, Elizabeth; Quenemoen, Rachel; Thurlow, Martha; Fluegge, Lauren; Weseman, Laura; Kerbel, Allison – Exceptional Children, 2015
Surveying 15 states and 39,837 students, this study examined the extent to which students who took an alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards in the 2010--2011 school year had access to regular education settings and the extent to which that access correlated with expressive communication, use of an augmentative or…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Student Placement, Curriculum, General Education
Kearns, Devin M.; Fuchs, Douglas – Exceptional Children, 2013
Stakeholders are debating the value of cognitively focused instruction for students who have not benefited from a skills-based approach. Much of the discussion, however, is occurring without recognition of research that has been conducted in the past 2 decades. In this article, we reviewed the research. Electronic databases and hard copies of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Low Achievement, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Processes
